endie

See also: Endie

English

Alternative forms

• Endie

Etymology

Based on formations like yuppie etc. Coined by UK political adviser Charles R. Leadbeater in 2014.

Noun

endie (plural endies)

1. (neologism, uncommon, chiefly in the plural) One who is employed, but has no disposable income or savings.
   • 2014 September 13, Jamie Doward, “‘Endies’: Employed with No Disposable Income are struggling in London”, in The Observer‎^[1], →ISSN:

     If for London the 1980s was the decade of yuppies, now the capital finds itself home to the "endies" – Employed but with No Disposable Income or Savings. Feeling unloved, overworked and ignored, endies are becoming disillusioned with their lot, according to a report from the Centre for London that suggests there are now about a million modest earners in the capital.

   • 2014 September 15, Philip Ripley, “Meet the ‘Endies’ – city dwellers who are too poor to have fun”, in The Independent‎^[2]:

     An Endie typically earns between £20,000 and £33,000 as an individual or a single parent, or between £20,000 and £33,000 as couples with dependent children. They have to shop at the supermarket – usually Lidl or Aldi – after 8pm when the produce that has reached its sell by date is reduced in price.

   • 2016, Thomas Burgess, From Here to Prosperity‎^[3], Shepheard Walwyn, →ISBN:

     Endies live quiet and modest lives largely hidden from view for a simple reason: most cannot afford to go out. Life is an endless treadmill of work, commuting and recovering at home, often with the Internet for company and little other respite.

See also

• precariat

Further reading

• Endies on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Verb

endie

1. Alternative form of enden